A college student picked up his date at her parents home. He’d scraped together every cent he had to take her to a fancy restaurant. To his dismay, she ordered almost everything expensive on the menu. Appetizers, lobster, champagne. . .the works. Finally he asked her, «Does your Mother feed you like this at home?» «No,» she said, «but my Mother’s not looking to get laid, either.»
Достопримечательности италии на английском.
Неопределенные местоимения и их производные в английском языке.
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